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Double that 5+ A Day
Experts say a healthy diet should include 10 portions of fruit and vegetables a day, double that of New Zealand's 5+ A Day…
Have your cake, read it too
A Lorde figurine performing atop three circular cakes to depict The Lord of the Rings was among creative entries for a…
12 Questions: Nicky Pellegrino
Nicky Pellegrino is a novelist and former magazine editor who moved to New Zealand for love.
Grant Allen: From paddock to plate (+recipes)
Where food comes from and what was involved in its production is fast becoming a consumer concern, writes Grant Allen.
Food & Wine
Recipe: Tender barbecued beef with avocado cream
Serves 3-4 • 350g packet Silver Fern Farms Beef Gourmet Roast • 2 tsp ground cumin • 2 tsp finely…
Recipe: Steak with bistro butter
Serves 2 • 350g packet Silver Fern Farms Aged Beef Sirloin Steak • 2 tsp olive oil • Salt and ground black…
Recipe: Beef medallions with spicy onion jam
Serves 3 • 350g packet Silver Fern Farms Beef Medallions • 250g green beans, trimmed and blanched • 1 red…
Red hot chillis take a toll
The heat was turned up full blast at a national chilli chomping competition yesterday - finishing in a three-way tie between…
Waking up to the bite of inflation
The cost of feeding your family a cooked weekend breakfast rose by more than three times the rate of…
Chardonnay shaping for a cracker
Leading winemaker Hugh Crichton believes the 2014 chardonnay crop could produce the best vintage for the style yet seen…
Brunch: Supreme Seafarers, Britomart
The menu was absent, but that's okay. This hip little cafe is set up to perfectly brew Coffee Supreme and offers only a…
Recipe: Pork sausage, mozzarella and artichoke pizza
Eating cheesy pizza direct from the box, or dining at your local Italian aren't the only ways to enjoy this family favourite…
Wendyl wants to know: Unpalatable surprises in Easter treats
Each week, Wendyl Nissen takes a packaged food item and decodes what the label tells you about its contents.
Mediterranean food could help with fertility
Food & Wine Archives
Scientists are launching a trial to establish whether a Mediterranean diet could help boost the fertility…
Recipes
Grant Allen: To market (+recipes)
Local markets can often take visitors to a country…
Recipe: Tuna carpaccio
• Fresh tuna • Cucumber • Tomato •…
Recipe: Pasta, prawns and tomato vodka sauce
• Dried Pasta • Prawns • Canned diced…
Recipe: Garlic prawns
There's nothing new about this but you may get a pleasant…
Recipes
Recipe: Seared tuna and tropical salsa
• 100-150g fresh tuna per person (you could use…
Recipe: Banana, ricotta and pecan muffins
Studded with nuts, oats, berries and dates, and drizzled…
Grant Allen: It's a white out (+recipes)
Take some time out with this posh picnic, writes Grant…
Recipe: Coeur a la creme with white peaches, rose syrup and passionfruit
This sweetened, fresh white cheese is traditionally…
Life & Style
NZ ranked #1 for social progress
A Washington-based think-tank has found that New Zealand is the most socially advanced country in the world.
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